Barlinnie is Scotland’s largest jail and is so overcrowded and outdated that it could suffer from a tragic failure at any time according to its governor. At this present time Barlinnie is running at a 140% capacity with just under 1,400 individuals when it is only designed for 987 [...]

 A 67-year old man was taken into hospital after a car ploughed into his house in Glenrothes. A women aged 18- years old was a passenger of a Vauxhall Corsa who was also taken to hospital. A white car was seen inside the front room of the property after [...]

A drugs ring has been caught smuggling cocaine worth more than £1bn into boxes of frozen chicken.  It was found that massive shipments of drugs were unpacked at a warehouse near Birmingham and have now been distributed around the United Kingdom according to Prosecutors.  Prosecutor Stephan Grattage told the [...]

Ms Hunter died in May 2020 after being admitted into Ninewells Hospital in Dundee to deliver her baby who had died within the hospital.  The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have now lodged a first notice to begin the court process into the death of Ms Hunter.  A [...]

William Duncan’s body was discovered in his home in Glasgow after the accused Mark McConville murdered him. Mr McConville tied William Duncan around his arms and wrists before stuffing his mouth with a sock and suffocating him with a pillow. DNA evidence was found on Mr Duncan’s top which [...]

Reece Govan and Bran Gallacher attacked Marc McDermott in Cumbernauld. The High Court in Glasgow heard that Mr Govan had targeted Mr McDermott with a shotgun and Mr Gallacher had a machete. However, Michelle Butler who was a dog walker ended up getting caught in the crossfire. Her pet [...]

Mark Campbell was found guilty for murdering his girlfriend through a sustained attack hours after suggesting she should discharge herself from hospital.  Mr. Campbell allegedly hit his partner repeatedly on her head and her body with a metal lever. It was also discovered that several other women had also [...]

Formal Aberdeen Solicitor John Sinclair has been jailed for two years for embezzling £12,000 from a pensioner who was suffering from dementia.  Mr Sinclair stole money from a woman who was said to be in her nineties after being granted with power of attorney back in 2014. He argued [...]

The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service have lodged a notice to begin the progress for a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) into the death of Robert McPaul. The care home resident was residing at Sir Gabriel Wood’s Mariners’ Home in Greenock where he died after choking on food which [...]

Connor Gibson has been accused of sexually assaulting and murdering his 16-year-old sister in November 2021. The body of the teenager was found days after she was last seen. The accused had allegedly gotten rid of clothes that he had been wearing the day of the incident and called [...]